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by contravert 15y ago
I think a lot of confusion on this topic stems from what Google values from a candidate's knowledge of algorithms. From my experience, these technical interview of an algorithm, but you sure wouldn't have to prove anything formally. Algorit
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by contravert 15y ago
The Kinect only relies on Prime Sense in the form of their hardware. All the algorithms and software are entirely developed by MS Research. This point is made more clear by the fact that Microsoft didn't acquire exclusive rights from Prime
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by contravert 15y ago
I completely agree. This phrase appears in even some of the most hallowed tomes of computer science, such as Introduction to Algorithms. The textbook puts important theorems and proofs in the exercises section, and does not even provide sol
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by contravert 15y ago
Thank you so much. You have my eternal gratitude.
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Embarrassing Request
13 points by contravert 15y ago|9 comments
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by contravert 16y ago
The ACM ICPC suggests that Asian universities do quite well at programming: http://cm.baylor.edu/ICPCFinalResults2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACM_International_Collegiate_Pr...
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by contravert 16y ago
Given the constraints (10 minutes total, 5 minutes for poison to kill), you can also divide the wine into 10 groups and assign each group to each of the 10 mice. The mice then drink samples from every bottle in his group, and after 5 minute
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by contravert 16y ago
I can't say anything about the book itself, but from a cursory glance, the website has very little actual content, and is almost entirely marketing fluff for the book itself.
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by contravert 16y ago
Why are there so few DDOS attacks on DNS servers? From my understanding, it is trivial to forge a UDP packet with a false IP address. Wouldn't it be extremely effective for even a few thousand zombie machines to spam forged DNS requests to
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by contravert 16y ago
Why don't you just study for the AP exams yourself? I self-studied for 4 AP exams (along with other course work) in the last year of high school, and I did pretty well. The AP exams are actually a joke due to the number of unqualified stude
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by contravert 16y ago
I have written free, non-open source software for a non-profit organisation (the software was meant for clients and not a website or a custom application). Your comment got me thinking: what is the point of the secrecy? I've never really un
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How do you come up with an idea?
1 points by contravert 16y ago|3 comments
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by contravert 16y ago
As a CS student who is about to graduate at a mediocre school, I am inclined to agree with your assessment. I'm doing the toughest course load possible (with good academic performance) in my program, and even then, I feel inferior when I lo
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by contravert 16y ago
I've worked for an affiliate marketing company, and some of the highest earners do truly earn impressive amounts (tens of thousands of dollars a month). You are also incredibly right about the shady business that goes on in this industry. I
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by contravert 16y ago
He said that he mainly ate sweet potato or yam (I'm not really sure of the difference).
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by contravert 16y ago
This story reminds me of my experience. I immigrated from China at a young age, but the impression I got from my family is that even in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, people were almost universally poor. I remember my dad telling me that even if yo